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Saturday’s Mix–20 May 2017 – The Epic Simile

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Michael

On one of my rare forays into a bar, I had met the woman who was to play such a role in my life. She’d pursued me from the bar and our interaction for the rest of the evening had … Continue reading →

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Saturday’s Mix–May 13, 2017 – Sir Gunna’s Quest

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Michael

This Saturday’s task: a medieval romance Sir Gunna Romancalot was thinking it was time he made the move to ask the beautiful Lady Penny Foryathorts for her hand in marriage. Lady Penny was the daughter of the village Blacksmith, a … Continue reading →

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Saturday Mix — Lorraine 29.04.17 – When Lilies Spring.

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Michael

Spring had sprung and then, It sprang out of the green algae covered pond Forcing the lilies to spring for dear life As the algae threatened to devour Each and every one of the pretty little things. The lily pads … Continue reading →

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Saturday Mix – April 22, 2017 – Shaken

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Michael

Image: Photo: Glenn Hunt This week’s task in 150 words: this week a page from a diary. Dear Diary, She said a short walk to the hotel from the train and I’d find her waiting in the foyer. However, the … Continue reading →

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Saturday Mix — Lorraine 15.04.17 – Amy the Call Girl

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Michael

The flash fiction this week is another columnar event. Choose a word from columns A, B, and C then write a piece of flash (25 to 150 words) using your three choices. If you’re really adventurous, pick 2 from each … Continue reading →

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Saturday Mix – April 8, 2017 – A Theory of Time

Posted on April 8, 2017 by Michael

Image: Digital landscapes by Yuri Shwedoff My Uncle Horace had a theory about time. He’d say that within each second of time there stretched an infinite amount of time. He thought time was a relative structure and was far more … Continue reading →

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Saturday Mix – March 25, 2017 – Bastet – Spring

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Michael

Image: Edgewood Garden, Washington State   A brief story about spring. The first thing is the increase in warmth. The sun seems stronger, the light brighter and around you there appear the first of the spring blossoms. You realise the … Continue reading →

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Saturday Mix — Lorraine 18.03.17 – Walking – Four-Sentences

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Michael

Its 4am, and I am awake and know I need to get to the bathroom. I walk through the dark house, trip on a child’s toy and step on a dead cockroach. My feet reel in agony and horror at … Continue reading →

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Saturday Mix – Bastet – March 11, 2017 – The Touch on My Shoulder

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Michael

This week’s task: the classic Gothic horror genre in 100 words I wasn’t enthusiastic about investigating the strange happenings in the town cemetery. The flashes of lighting made the tombstones more ominous than normal. I was sure I saw people … Continue reading →

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Saturday Mix — Lorraine 04.03.17 – Fenson

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Michael

Image picture: © Lorraine 2017 Write a piece of flash fiction 25 to 150 words from the dog’s perspective. What is going on in the little, sad looking pug’s mind? You think I’m ugly, don’t you? I can see it … Continue reading →

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